Photos: On safari in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Elephants take their ease at a watering hole at Bilila Lodge Kempinski, making it easy for guests to get a close-up view of some of the wildlife of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.

Elephants take their ease at a watering hole at Bilila Lodge Kempinski, making it easy for guests to get a close-up view of some of the wildlife of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. (Rosemary McClure / For The Times)

Bilila Lodge Kempinski allows visitors to "just sit on your balcony and soak up the excitement" of seeing wildlife, a hotel chain executive says. Bilila, which opened a year ago, takes advantage of animal migratory patterns in Serengeti park.

Bilila Lodge Kempinski allows visitors to "just sit on your balcony and soak up the excitement" of seeing wildlife, a hotel chain executive says. Bilila, which opened a year ago, takes advantage of animal migratory patterns in Serengeti park. (Rosemary McClure / For The Times)